Monthly Archives: May 2010

One of the hottest roots music bands on the scene today. They have a great new record Some Strange Country. It is one of the best releases of 2010. There last show at the Narrows sold out. We expect more of the same.

Jim Lauletta is said to be one of the most popular headlining college and club in acts in New England, Las Vegas and Atlantic City! He’s without a doubt comedy’s best kept secret. But not for long! His twisted, random and cynical delivery leaves crowds wondering, ‘What will he say next?!’. Jim’s national television credits include: HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival’s Best of the Fest, NBC, Comedy Central and Comcast’s Comedy Spotlight and most recently NESN’s Comedy All-Stars. Jim is guaranteed to leave you smiling for days even after you see his show! Today, Stephen Bjork is a polished veteran of the highly competitive Boston comedy scene with crisscrossing tours of the country under his belt. His material is intelligent; sometimes absurd, and always accessible, but first and foremost it is funny. What truly sets him apart from the teeming crowd of today’s comedians is that you never have to ask Bjork to work ‘clean.’ While so many comedians think working clean means simply omitting the F-bomb, Bjork takes everyday life and turns it upside down in a way that every demographic in any given audience can enjoy. And because he does it so well, no one ever misses the filth. A longtime favorite in nightclubs and colleges around the country, Steve enjoys equal success in corporate settings.

Tony Roberts is a troubador in the truest sense. Since 1999 he has toured throughout the US, Canada and Europe. He has lived and played in Key West, Florida- London, England- Vancouver, British Columbia and his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, where he started out at Berklee College of Music as a songwriting major. His music can only be classified as ‘islandreggaebluesgospel’. His lyrics are confessional, visual and inspirational, from the intensely emotional, to songs that you just can’t help but move to. He has written, recorded and released 10 full length albums on his own record label, Broken River Records. In 2009 Tony’s song, Rise, was used by the New York Yankees as a theme for their Hope Week campaign. His latest album, The Long Lost Ocean Blues, which was produced and recorded by Tony and released in December 2009 and features musicians from Key West, Nashville and Boston. In 2010 Tony was asked to play the Key West Songwriter Festival in May and the Martha’s Vineyard Songwriter Festival in September alongside writers like Robert Earl Keen, Scotty Emerick, Kim Carnes and Paul Overstreet.

Eleven students from the three BFA degree programs from the Artisanry Department of the College of Visual & Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth will be exhibiting their senior thesis work at the Narrows Center for the Arts April 28 ‘ May 24, 2010. The exhibit will incorporate works from the student’s areas of concentration, Textile Design/Fiber Arts, Ceramics and Jewelry/Metals. Reception for the artists will be held Sunday, May 2nd from 1:00 ‘ 4:00 pm.

On the heels of his enthusiastically-received Narrows debut last summer, pianist John Davis returns to Southern New England sporting a brand new Newport Classic CD. Entitled Halleys Comet: Around the Piano with Mark Twain & John Davis, this new recording pays musical tribute to Americas most famous author, Mark Twain, whose career, like Davis’, lies at the intersection between white and black culture and high and low culture in American society. Released one hundred years to the day since Twains death on April 21st, 1910, Halley’s Comet also honors the 175th anniversary of Twains birth and the 125th anniversary of the publication of his most influential book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, all being celebrated in 2010. At the Narrows, Davis will perform pieces from the CD with connections to Twain, interspersed with readings of often hilarious, sometimes appalling, and always fascinating quotations from Twain and his contemporaries. And don’t be surprised if Davis plays Twain-related works from John Davis Plays Blind Tom and Marshfield Tornado: John Davis Plays Blind Boone, his two earlier, critically-acclaimed, hit Newport Classic recordings that have defined, excavated, and disseminated a previously-unacknowledged American roots music.

Adrian Belew is perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King Crimson and for his unusual approach to guitar playing, which features bizarre electronic tones, unorthodox playing techniques and a wide variety of sonic effects. Widely recognized as an incredibly versatile player, Belew has played guitar for Frank Zappa, David Bowie, The Talking Heads, and Nine Inch Nails, among others. He has also released a number of solo albums which blend Beatles-inspired pop-rock with more experimental fare. This is a rare solo electric performance that you will never forget. For tickets, visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/107669.

CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW. He replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. He then replaced Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones. He is featured on classic Stones albums Beggar’s Banquet, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street. This show will be a mix of blues, Stones and Mick’s original material

Juston has appeared numerous times on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ and on Comedy Central including his own half-hour ‘Presents’ special. In January 2010 he made his first appearance on the ‘Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien’. Also in 2010 will be the premiere of his one-hour Comedy Central special ‘Middle-Class Hole’, which will be released on CD/DVD. Juston McKinney.com